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THE  PROFESSOR.         -        -  Geo.  Bartholomew 

A  Knight  Errant^  .....      Chevalikr 

A  Rea8onei\  from  the  Pacer  Family ^  -  M.  Prince 

The  Head  of  tlve  Church.,  hut  no  jumper^         -  Pope  IX 

ASamgeChief  from  Lower  California,  ■  -  Mustang 
An  Aanne  Judge  of  the  Crimirud  Court,  -  -  Judge 
A  Whole  Constellation  .....         Draco 

'The  llainiltonian,  tliat  takes  a  Itand,  -        -  Brutus 

How  cun  you  explain  it  ?  .  .  .  .  .  Caesar 
I'oo  Ijizy  for  anything,  and  no  jump,      -        -        -  Jim 

As  Awkward  as  Comical,  ....  Bucephalus 
An  Arabian  Maiden.,  just  too  cute,  -  -  jVEiss  Nellie 
A  Sx)ani»h  Beauty,  full  of  fire,  -  -  -  Miss  Sprite 
The  Graceful,  Daughter  of  her  Sire,  -  Miss  Abdali^h 
A  Broncho  Queen,  in  love,  ...    Miss-  Tjeauty 

A  Sylph  from  Fairy  Land,        -        -        -  Miss  Petite 

The  King  of  Goatland,  icith  his  hi  tree,  -  -  -  Mars 
The  King's  Attendant,  with  his  goatee,  -        -     Jupiter 


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INTRODUCTORY. 


The  points  deserving  special  mention,  and  which  we  de- 
sire to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  the  audience  that  they 
may  the  better  understand  the  marked  peculiar  features  so 
pleasingly  presented  in  the  Paradox,  are  as  follows: 

The  School  at  Play  is  a  work  of  art  out-vying  nature 
and  worthy  of  studious  attention.  In  this  scene,  talcing 
from  it  the  laughable  and  grotesque,  is  found  a  most  rare 
and  beautiful  picture.  No  herd  of  wild  horses  perfectly 
natural  in  all  their  movements,  could  be  more  graceful 
or  more  artistic  in  their  plaj^ful  antics.  For  a  troupe  of 
horses  to  appear  on  the  stage  is  entirely  novel ;  but  for 
them  to  be  entirely  free  from  all  restraining  influence  un- 
der such  circumstances  is  wonderful  almost  beyond  belief. 

The  Leap-Fkog  calls  out  many  features  of  great  inter- 
est outside  of  the  astonishingly  intelligent  feats  performed. 
It  is  unnatural  for  one  horse  to  jump  over  another,  but  it  is 
much  more  astonishing  for  the  troupe  as  a  whole  to  insist 
upon  a  negligent  member  doing  his  part  of  the  performance 
promptly,  plainly  proving  that  they  understaHd  the  duties 
of  each  other  as  well  as  their  own, 

In  the  use  of.  the  Telephone  to  communicate  with  the 
horses  in  some  of  their  acts,  is  proved  that  they  obey  the 
word  of  command,  not  from  fear,  but  from  an  intelligent 
desire  to  obey  the  will  of  their  kind  teacher.  In  proof  of 
this  intelligence,  we  have  to  assert  that  the  horses  whose 
minds  have  been  trained  are  enabled  to  grasp  new  ideas  in 
a  few  days  that  formerly  took  them  months  to  understand. 

It  IS  impossible  to  give  all  the  fine  points  in  this  intro- 
ductory, forthe  whole  exhibit  is  full  of  them;  but  one  thing 
in  particular  is  worthy  of  special  attention  :  in  the  Battle, 
the  Equine  Soldiers  loose  their  identity  entering  into  the 
spirit  of  the  stirring  scene  with  all  the  grim  enthusiasm  of 
veterans.  They  are  truly  grand  in  this  wonderful  act 
enthusing  the  soul  of  the  most  careless. 


-:K-(:- 

"A  paradox  !     A  paradox !  ! 
A  most  enchanting  paradox  !" 

"  A  school  of  horses  ?  I  never  heard  of  such  a 
thing." 

"  Tarned  loose  upon  the  stage  ?  It  is  extraordi- 
nary.'* 

"Without  bridle  or  rein,  obeying  every  command, 
with  the  precision  of  soldiers!  Come  now,  this  is 
too  much  !     I  don't  believe  it  !" 

And  yet  it  is  true.  I  realize  all  your  doubts 
dear  reader.  It  is  a  wondrous  thing,  even  in  this 
age  of  wonders,  but  the  reality  is  more  wonderful 
than  your  imagination  can  paint  it  :  much  more 
wonderful  !  No  wizzard  of  old  ever  clauned  to 
possess  such  power  over  the  spirits  of  the  air  as 
the  wonderful  educator  of  these  dumb  friends  ex- 
ercises over  this  school  of  equines  and  goats 

They  do  everything  but  talk,  even  doing  this  in 
a  way  all  their  own— a  sort  of  equine  pantomine, 
lully  as  expressive  as  any  language  could  be. 
Ihose  who  have  witnessed  their  performance  manv 
times  always  find  something  new,  so  expressive  so 
astonishing,  that  they  go  away  feeling  sure  that 
some  wizzard-hke  power  is  possessed  by  the 
teacher,  enabling  him  to  mesmerize  them,  if  you 
please,  so  that  they  obey  his  behests. 

Let  me  assure  you,  such  is  not  the  case.     He  is 


4  The  Equine  Paradox. 

simply  their  friend,  thoroughly  understanding  their 
natures,  and  working  upon  their  powers  of  percep- 
tion, and  understanding,  in  a  way,  all  his  own? 
bringing  about  results  astonishing  to  you,  and  yet 
possible  to  any  student  of  his  peculiar  school. 

"  Was  his  system  a  discovery  ?" 

Yes;  such  a  discovery  as  the  student  makes  who 
searches  after  truth.  It  was  a  conclusion,  rather 
than  a  discovery.  Not  based  upon  the  laws  of 
evolution,  as  set  down  by  Darwin,  but  based  upon 
those  sublime  truths  as  set  forth  in  Holy  Writ.  It 
took  years  of  patient  labor  to  reach  the  present  re- 
sults ;  but,  failure  upon  failure  only  led  to  more 
patient  study  and  diligent  researcli,  until  the  laws 
governing  his  brute  friends  were  discovered,  and 
success  attained.     He  found  that  horses  could  be 

EDUCATED   LIKE   CHILDREN, 

to  understand  and  appreciate  the  value  of  spoken 
language  as  a  medium  for  an  intelhgent  guide  to  all 
action,  and  about  live  years  ago  lie  determined  to 
practically  illustrate  his  theory  by  putting  it  to  a 
severe  and  scientific  test.  To  this  end  he  deter- 
mined upon  selecting  a  group  of  horses  of  different 
breeds,  temperaments  and  natural  inclinations,  that 
in  the  group  all  classes  of  horses  would  be  repre- 
sented, proving  thereby  that,  by  means  of  his 
method  of  instruction,  an}^  naturally  intelligent 
horse  could  be  educated  to  do  not  only  the  will  oi 
his  master,  but,  by  the  development  of  his  natural 
faculties     through    education,    accomplish    things 


6  The  Equine  Paradox. 

hitherto  deemed  incredible  in  a  brute,  indicating, 
in  fact,  an  ability  for  reasoning  that  allied  these 
animals  to  the  human  race  itself.  Animated  by 
this  large  purpose,  he  selected  fine  specimens  of  the 
the  Mustang,  the  Broncho  and  other  of  the  native 
horses,  as  well  as  mixed  breeds  of  noted  pedigree; 
together  with  the  thoroughbred  Arabian  Nellie, 
that  is  the  peer  of  an}^  known  horse  for  intelligence, 
beauty,  and  equine  grace.  With  this  stud  he  open- 
ed the  school  which  for  five  years  he  has  so  patient- 
ly and  perseveringly  maintained,  educating  the 
horses  with  a  view  of  presenting  his  system  to  the 
world  by  giving  an  exhibit  of  their  intelligence 
upon  the  stage,  thinking  them  entirely  worthy  of 
being  classed  among  the  most 

FINISHED  OF  ACTORS. 

Audubon,  the  great  ornithologist,  went  through 
a  similar  experience,  obtaining  a  never  dying 
fame,  as  the  result  of  his  untiring  patience  and 
brilliant  genius.  Yet  his  labors  belonged  to  the 
impracticable  scientific,  accomplishing  good  only  by 
increasing  our  sources  of  knowledge.  Professor 
Bartholomew  takes  a  long  step  in  advance  of  this, 
enhancing  the  value  of  our  most  cherished  servant 
by  placing  him  upon  an  intelligent  footing — where 
he  undoubtedly  belongs — never  dreamed  of  before. 

Why  should  it  be  necessary  to  pound,  to  beat,  to 
restrain  the  horse.  '  He  is  only  too  willing  to 
fulfill  your  wishes.  Feed  him  well,  be  kind 
to    him,   and    lie    will    gladly    do    anything    in 


The  Eqmiie  Paradox.  7 

his    power    to    aid  you.      Too    long   has    orate 
himiamty     out-bruted    tlie    brute,     not    spS 

If  understood  ? 

In  this  lies  the  Professor's  success.    His  pudAs 
are  so  educated  that  they  understand   what  fs    re- 
qun-ed  of  them.     Line  upon  I  ne  and  precent  ubc^i 
precept  are  instilled  intJ  their  nunds^   ml" t  "v 
— SltS"^*^"'^  the  commands  of  ^:i^ 
meJt  oflrw"  '^^'^^Sf  «ary  to  guide  every  move- 
he    vo  Id  i  +      ■''  •     ^'  -',r*  '■  =^'^d  the  horse  of 
"Tol-i  it        •™™'^  w\ll  simply  be  told  to- 
lake  the  carriage  round  to  27  Wisconsin  street 
hen  go  home  to  the  stable,  eat  your  Zner  and  il' 
turn  for  me  at  5:30,  sharp!     Y^s.  and  Burtus   tell 

abotu  2  o'dock !"  '"'^  ''°'''  '''"  ^"^"^^  ^^ore,  say 

as\et°  vn!  """P''*  ^'°"  ^^  ^^^''^^  ""«  possible,  for, 
Ked  iv  hk  ,'^"''''""  °*  T'^^*  has  been  accom^ 
pj  sued  by  th  s  new  system  of  education.  Youmav 
say,  on  receivmg  this  little  book:  ^ 

fools?"      ''''"'"'^""''S^  '    ^0  «^«y  take  us  for 

tisemenr''''Hr'  "l  *'"'  ^1f  ^  ^Iiis  is  an  adver- 
to    vo      tl,»  if'"*'  .'"'}'^'^    '''''    °^'*e    known 

TO    you    the    results    attained  ?      But     in    adrli 
tion  to  thrs,  we  emphatically   assert 'that  itt  a 


The  Equine  Paradox.  9 

truthful  advertisement  stating,  in  the  plainest  of 
language,  the  simple  truth.  If  you  believe  what  is 
said  in  this  book,  you  will  only  believe  the  truth 
very  modestly  stated.  Read  what  is  said  of  us  ; 
read  what  we  say  of  ourselves,  and  believe  it  for 
it  is  the  truth. 

We  emphatically  assert  that  no  language  can 
explain  to  you  the  wonderful  Paradox  that  the 
Equine  School  asks  you  to  witness  and  solve. 

You  cannot  help  but  laugh  heartily,  and  you 
can  not  help  but  be  delighted  ;  you  cannot  help 
but  be  astonished,  wonderstruck,  amazed,  to  go 
away  with  the  desire  to  come  again ;  to  tell  all  your 
acquaintances  of  the  wonderful  things  you  have 
seen,  and  urge  them  to  go  at  once  and  see  the  as- 
tonishing exhibit. 

Perhaps  it  would  be  as  well  if  I  were  to  give  a 
short  biographical  sketch  of  Prof.  Bartholomew, 
for  it  is  but  natural  that  general  interest  should  be 
aroused  in  regard  to  a  man  whose  patient  endeavor 
and  diligent  genius  has  placed  the  equine  race 
upon  a  footing  that  belongs  to  it  by  right  of 
their  natural  high  intelligence: 

PROFESSOR   GEORGE   BARTHOLOMEW 

was  born  May  14th,  1833,  in  Erie  county,  N.  Y. 
His  father  achieved  an  enviable  local  reputation  as 
a  subduer  of  fractious  animals,  and  to  this  bent 
of  his  mind  was  due,  no  doubt,  the  life-labor  and 
wonderful  achievements  of  his  son,  George.  Whilst 
.yet  a  boy,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  gave  evidence 


10  The  Equine  Paradox. 

of  great  power  and  marked  genius  in  the  handling 
of  all  kinds  of  domestic  animals.  The  most  frac- 
tious submitted  to  his  mil,  acknowledging  in  him 
a  master  mind. 

So  great  was  his  success,  even  in  the  beaten 
tracks,  that  he  was  led  to  make  the  breaking  and 
subduing  of  horses  a  life  study,  and  to  more  fully 
acquaint  himself  with  all  that  pertained  to  his  pro- 
fession, he  started,  in  1848,  for  the  western  plains, 
where  the  wild  horse  roamed  in  all  his  native  free* 
dom.  The  termination  of  this  journey  found  him 
in  San  Jose,  at  the  head  of  San  Francisco  Bay,  full 
of  the  gold  fever.  Two  years  in  the  mines  cured 
him  of  the  fever,  and  gave  him  means  to  renew 
his  life-work  with  greater  facilities,  filling  him  mth 
a  determination  to  let  naught  else  distract  his  mind 
from  his  great  ambition.  Making  his  home  in  Oak- 
land, just  opposite  'Frisco,  he  settled  down  as  he 
thought  for  life.  But  great  difficulties  lay  in  his 
way,  and  ere  his  discovery  of  the  S3'stem  that  has 
made  him  famous  was  made,  many  years  had  come 
and  gone,  each  with  its  high  and  low  tides.  His 
life  has  been  most  romantic,  and  its  record  alone 
would  create  such  an  interest  that  if  we  were  to 
give  it  in  this  connection,  our  real  object  would  be 
lost  sight  of.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  his  perfected 
scientific  system  which  the  Professor  very  aptly  calls 
the  PFERDE  GARTEN,  was  reached  ouly  after  years  of 
diligent  research  and  active  labor,  the  first  fruits  of 
which  are  now  given  to  the  public  in  this  won- 


The  Equine  Paradox. 


11 


derful  exhibition.  It  was  only  after  years  o^ 
patient  labor  and  study  that  he  arrived  at 
the  conclusion  that  certain  animals,  and  particu- 
larly the  horse,  possessed  an  intelligence  which 
was  subject  to  development,  to  a  yet  unknown  de- 
gree, and  that  the  severity  once  deemed  essential 
to  secure  obedience  was  like  the  barbarism  prac- 
ticed upon  children  of  the  African  tribes,  and  only 
served  to  make  more  brutish  the  animals  which  were 
ignorantly  made   to  suffer. 


Kitty  f'atclies  the  Paradox  Feve^t 


12  The  Equine  Paradox. 

As  a  result  of  his  life-work,  we  are  enabled  to-day, 
to  reach  out  into  the  heretofore  unknown,and  what  is 
yet  before  us  can  only  be  conjectured  from  what 
has  been  accomplished.  But  let  us  turn  from  the 
Professor  to  his  equine  scholars,  and  give  a  short 
description  of   their  peculiarities  and  pedigrees: — 

Nellie  is  an  Arabian  mare  of  great  beauty, 
and  possessed  of  remarkable  acuteness.  She  is  a 
natural  flirt,  delighting  the  children  and  ladies  with 
her  pretty  ways,  and  exciting  their  admiration  by 
her  graceful  acting.  The  remark  that  she  is  "  too 
cute  for  anything  !"  is  a  very  common  one,  and 
true  to  life. 

Abd ALLAH  is  Arabian  and  ^lessenger,  with  great 
symetery  of  form  and  grace  of  motion.  Her  beau- 
tiful movements  and  intelligent  actions  make  her  a 
general  favorite,  though  the  Professor  does  not  rank 
her  as  high  in  intelligence  as — 

Cesar,  a  pure  Hambletonian.  He  is  very  nerv- 
ous and  restless,  full  of  that  fire  which  great  men- 
tal powers  give  to  man  and  brute.  Some  of  his 
acts  astonish  the  most  scientific,  and  set  them  to 
considering  as  to  whether  the  equine  race  is  not 
fitted  for  yet  greater  advancement  than  the  Profes- 
sor claims  for  it.  To  fesar  we  are  indebted  for  the 
wonderful  telephone  scene,  never  given  but  to  bring 
down  the  house  with  wild  applause. 

Pope  takes  the  lead  in  reasoning  from  cause  to  ef- 
fect, proving  by  his  intelligence  that  the  common 
American  carriage  horses  possess  more  good  horse- 


14  The  Equine  Paradox. 

sense  than  many  of  their  drivers.  It  is  impossible 
to  explain  what  he  does  from  any  other  stand  point 
than  that  of  reasoning,  from  cause  and  effect,  even 
as  we  do. 

Prince  steps  in  and  shares  equal  honors  with  him 
though  not  so  thoroughly  reliable,  sometimes  get- 
ting careiess  and  neghgently  performing  his  duty. 

Mustang  is  the  favorite  among  the  boys,  for  he  is 
full  of  odd  pranks,  in  keeping  with  his  wild  na- 
ture. In  1876  he  was  the  leader  of  a  band 
of  wild  horses,  roaming  the  broad  prairies  of  New 
Mexico.  Then  he  was  savage  chief,  proud,  defiant, 
and  glorying  in  a  seemingly  untamable  spirit.  To- 
day he  is  the  most  obedient  of  scholars,  delighting  to 
exhibit  his  newly  acquired  knowledge. 

Awkward  Bucephalus  comes  next  in  the  list, 
being  a  Kentucky  thoroughbred  of  great  value,  out- 
side of  the  exhibit.  To  see  him  is  to  laugh,  but 
what  he  does  is  well  done  and  always  appreciated. 

Sprite  and  Beauty  give  evidence  of  their  origin 
in  many  ways  pleasant  to  witness.  Sprite  being  a 
Spanish  beauty,  and  Beauty  a  Broncho  queen. 
Sprite  is  worthy  of  special  mention,  having  merits 
in  harmony  with  her  name.  In  I.eap-Frog  she  is 
superb,  vying  with  Mustang  for  encores.  Beauty  car- 
ries the  comical  goat  not  willingly  but  well. 

Chevalier,  Draco,  Petite  and  the  Judge  find 
their  places  in  the  ranks,  each  adding  his  mite  to 
make  the  entertainment  pleasant  and  interesting. 
Their  performance  is  pecuHarly  adapted  to  their 


The  Equine  Paradox.  15 

different  characteristics,  malving  the  setting  as 
charming  as  it  is  perfect. 

Brutus  and  Jim  bring  up  the  rear,  but  are  grand 
in  the  MiHtary  Drill,  Avhere  all  join  in  to  send  you 
home  astonished,  wondering  if  what  you  have  seen 
is  not  some  vagary  of  the  imagination — a  dream 
that  is  with  you  in  your  waking  sense. 

The  Spanish  Goats  are  mirth  provoking,  yet 
they  excite  your  admiration,  to  a  degree,  astonish- 
ing one  with  their  intelligence  and  cunning. 

THE  MILITARY  DRILL 

Is  the  grand  feature  of  the  exhibition.  In  it  we 
find  the  truly  wonderful,  the  marvelous  beyond 
conception.  No  company  of  veteran  soldiers  ever 
were  more  perfect  in  performing  intricate  evolutions 
than  are  the  equine  enthusiasts  of  the  Professor's 
school. 

THE    BATTLE    SCENE 

lifts  the  audience  to  a  high  pitch  of  enthusiasm, 
for  in  it,  the  school  seems  filled  with  inspiration  of 
a  high  degree.  Full  of  the  excitement  of  wd:iat,  to 
them,  is  a  genuine  battle,  they  get  wdld  with  frenzy, 
doing  their  part  with  almost  electrical  rapidity  and 
precision.  They  are  wounded,  killed,  repulsed, 
victorious  !  All  joining  in  the  elation  of  victory  over 
a  foe  worthy  of  their  steel.  Finally,  if  you  enjoy 
the  laughable  and  grotesque,  if  you  love  the  beau- 
ful,  if  you  admire  the  elevating  and  the  noble,  join 
in  and  make  one  of  the  number  that  are  endeavor- 
ing to  solve  the  truly  wonderful  Equine  Paradox. 


16 


The  Equine  Paradox. 


The  Question  is: — Is  the  Equine  race  capable  of 
progressive  intelligence!  As  we  have  known  them 
who  could  say  yes?  As  we  see  them  in  the  Professor's 
school,  who  dare  say,  No?  Sure  it  is  that  they  do 
everything  but  talk,  and  no  thinking  mind  can 
watch  them  as  they  give  expression  to  their  re- 
markable intelligence  without  saying:  "It  is  in- 
credible, but   I   am   forced  to  believe  what  I  have 


seen/ 


The  Humane  Society   everywhere   endorse  the 
Equine  Paradox. 


Dreaming^  of  tlie  Paradox. 


Prot.  Geo.  Bartholomew. 


PART  FIRST. 

0  uc/ri-M  t^e— 0 1  c^<^^tt<^. 

The  Professor. 

The  Equine  School  at  Play. 
The  Second  Bell. 

Prince,  the  Monitor. 
Pope,  the  Delinquent. 

The  Graces  of  Abdallah. 
Music  Hath  Charms. 
The  School  During  Rea 
Csesar  and  the  Telephone, 

The  Equestrians  From  Coatland, 
Reasoning  from  Cause  to  Effect, 
Equine  Statuary,  Beatitifal,  Siliculcus,  Alss' 

PART  SECOND. 

^llit^ic  G>ij.  tftc  0rcfvc.>tra. 
THE  DRILL  OF  THE  AWKWARD  S<; 


PART  THIRD. 
THE  BATTLE, 

THE  VICTORY, 

Not  to   be  believed  until  seen, 
when  disbelief  gives  way  to 
Wonder,  Astonishmentand 
Enthusiastic    Applause.        ^ 


Cramer,  Aikens  &  Cramer,  Milwaukee. 


